In this Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018 photo, members of the University of Minnesota's Cooking Club gather outside the kitchen in Coffman Memorial Union to enjoy the meal they just prepared together in Minneapolis. A love of food, the social networking website Reddit and a persistent University of Minnesota graduate student, Justin Wiese, who wanted to create a space for people who like to eat were all factors in the creation of the university's cooking club.
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This undated photo provided by Riley Tillitt shows Tillitt. Tillitt, who graduates from Yale in May 2019, is among 32 men and women the Rhodes Trust announced on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, had chosen from among a group of 880 applicants endorsed by 281 U.S. colleges and universities for studies beginning next fall at Oxford University in England.
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Somali and Muslim leaders expressed deep concern Saturday after a white man and his teenage son dumped bloody deer carcasses on the hoods of two cars owned by Somali-American men in the central Minnesota city of St. Cloud, and they don't believe the explanation the suspects gave to police. The victims discovered the carcasses after leaving the YMCA on Wednesday night.
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TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO LOCALLY 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW DIMINISHES AROUND SUNRISE SATURDAY. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO NORTHEAST IOWA, WITH THE LIGHTEST AMOUNTS NEAR AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 94. IF TRAVELING, PLAN AHEAD FOR SNOW-COVERED AND SLICK ROADS.
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Schwans CEO Dimitrios Smyrnios is seen in an April 4, 2017 photo. The Schwan's Co., well known for home deliveries made by its gold trucks, has been sold to South Korea's largest food company.
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Minneapolis police say a man who suffered a gunshot wound and was dropped off at a hospital by a private vehicle has died of his injuries. Police spokesman John Elder says the victim was dropped off at Hennepin County Medical Center about 11:30 p.m. Thursday and died a short time later.
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Cantus, an award-winning vocal ensemble from Minneapolis, will cap off the 8th annual SE MN a Capella festival on Saturday. That festival will consist of vocal workshops for 16 high school choirs, multiple appearances by professional performers, and three concerts .
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Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar, set to be one of the first two Muslim women in Congress next year, is facing criticism from groups that say she's reversing her position on Israel. The Minneapolis Star Tribune report ed Omar told several websites this week that she supports the pro-Palestinian boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel.
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A Minnesota baby girl was born on Veterans Day - the 11th day of the 11th month - at 11:11 p.m. Erin and Mike Potts of Hugo welcomed their first child on Sunday, the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I. The girl was born at The Mother Baby Center in St. Paul. The new mom said it was a long labor, from about 5 a.m. until 11 p.m., "but the delivery went smoothly."
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In this Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, file photo, Minnesota head coach Lindsay Whalen watches as guard Jasmine Brunson brings the ball up against New Hampshire during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Minneapolis. Whalen got her first win as a coach as Minnesota won 70-47.
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Officers were dispatched to the home in the western Minneapolis suburb late Sunday after a 911 caller reported a shooting. Police found a 42-year-old man inside the home suffering from at least one gunshot wound.
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Minneapolis police were called Friday afternoon on a report of a suicidal man. Police spokesman John Elder says the armed man, now identified as Jordan, came outside the home and was shot by an officer.
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At many Veterans Day ceremonies across Minnesota, bells tolled 11 times to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I. Bells of Peace rang out at 11 a.m. Sunday to mark the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. At the state's Veterans Day ceremony in Inver Grove Heights, military leaders and state lawmakers recognized veterans of every branch of the armed forces.
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The Minnesota Veterans Cemetery at Preston was dedicated in 2016 and is now the final resting place of 205 veterans and family members. The Minnesota Veterans Cemetery at Preston was dedicated in 2016 and is now the final resting place of 205 veterans and family members.
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